Tag Archives: Health
Man arrested after firearm threat forces lockdown at B.C. hospital
ABBOTSFORD - A man has been arrested after a firearm threat that forced the Abbotsford Regional Hospital to be put into lockdown. Police say they received a report around 2 p.m. Monday of a man believ...
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Oilers optimistic injured Draisaitl will return soon for playoff pursuit
EDMONTON - It was both a big win and hopefully not too big of a loss for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Connor McDavid had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers picked up a pair of valuable points with...
Mar 16, 2026
Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...
Mar 13, 2026
Overdose deaths down 10% in January as 150 die from toxic drugs, coroner says
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says 150 people died from toxic drugs across the province in January, down 10 per cent from the same month last year. A statement issued Thursday from the service an...
Mar 12, 2026
Lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50, Canadian Cancer Society urges
TORONTO - Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but after testing, medical staff ruled it out and he went home. A coupl...
Mar 11, 2026
Canada's Alphonso Davies distraught after injury playing for Bayern in Champions League
Alphonso Davies covered his face with his shirt as he left the field with an injury in Bayern Munich's game against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, raising questions about the Canadian st...
Mar 10, 2026
U.S. museum returns remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War
OTTAWA - After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say...
Mar 10, 2026
Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. - a city she's never visite...
Mar 10, 2026
Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. - a city she's never visite...
Mar 10, 2026
Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park testified Monday at a hearing in Vancouver to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Jongwon Ham, who appe...
Mar 09, 2026